London Tech Week invites Teens in AI’s founder Elena Sinel to interview on AI Education and Inclusion

Elena Sinel, Founder and CEO of Teens in AI, was invited to speak at one of the most high-profile events in the UK tech calendar — London Tech Week. The invitation came from Streamly, the dedicated on-demand platform of London Tech Week, offering a space for some of the most important conversations in technology today.

Event: London Tech Week Live Interview

Format: Interview discussing AI Education and Inclusion

Date: 11 June 2025

Location: London Tech Week, Olympia, London

Elena took part in a live interview as part of Streamly’s thought leadership programme, speaking on AI education and inclusion — a topic she’s spent the past decade championing. Positioned on the Grand Hall Gallery, directly across from the Keynote Stage, the session was an opportunity to spotlight why the UK must act now to ensure no young person is left behind in the AI revolution.

London Tech Week’s invitation recognised Elena’s leadership in shaping global conversations around how we prepare young people – especially those from underrepresented backgrounds – to understand, question, and shape the future of AI.

In the interview, Elena made a compelling case for embedding AI literacy across the UK education system – not as a future ambition, but an urgent national priority. She argued that giving young people the ability to understand, question, and build AI is as essential as teaching them to read or write – and must be approached with the same scale and seriousness.

But sparking interest through one-off events like hackathons isn’t enough. Without long-term investment in infrastructure, mentorship, and inclusive role models, the spark quickly fades. Many young people – particularly girls and those from underserved communities – are shut out by barriers that start early and compound over time. For Elena, the answer lies in embedding AI education into the mainstream, training teachers, funding grassroots access, and building systems that don’t just reach the privileged few – but every young person, everywhere.